UPDATE: Lawrence University’s ‘Peeping Tom’ pleads no contest, to be sentenced in December

Posted: Apr 8, 2021 / 02:15 PM CDT

Updated: Oct 4, 2021 / 01:10 PM CDT

MONDAY 10/4/2021 1:09 p.m.

APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – The man that was facing multiple charges for his involvement at Lawrence University was found guilty due to a no-contest plea.

According to court documents, 23-year-old Benjamin Wears was found guilty on Sept. 30. On the same day, he pled ‘No Contest’ to his charges.

Wears is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 1, around 8:30 a.m.

There was no further information provided. Local 5 will continue to update this story.

ORIGINAL: Lawrence University’s ‘Peeping Tom’ faces 7 more charges, caught on campus

THURSDAY 4/8/2021 2:15 p.m.

APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – In March 2020 Benjamine Wears was arrested for a ‘Peeping Tom’ complaint on Lawrence University’s campus, and he now faces more charges for going on campus back in March 2021.

Wears, who is 22-years-old, was seen on Lawrence University’s campus on March 12, 2021, around 8:30 a.m. by Campus Safety Officer Rebecca Klich. Klich found Wears on campus and then recorded a video of him fleeing from her.

According to the criminal complaint, Klich asked Wears to stop bud did not do so, and Wears broke into a sprint and Klich did not pursue Wears as he ran down a walking trail.

Around 10:50 a.m. that same day Detective Riechers attempted to interview Wears. Riechers recovered a teal iPhone from Wears’ apartment as part of a search warrant. Three videos of two separate Lawrence University students were found on the phone during the early hours on October 26, 2020.

Wears was subject to a criminal bond that prevented him from owning a cell phone, from having contact with Lawrence University and from committing further criminal violations.

Wears faces the following additional charges: